Improvement in collar and neck-tie attachments



PATENT OEEIoEc CIIAS. WV. POWELL, OF MILFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN COLLAR AND NECK-TIE ATTACHMENTS.

Speciii'cation forming part of Letters Patent No. 59,646, dated November13, 1866.

To all whom t may concern: l

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. POWELL, of Milford, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented anew and Improved Collarand Neck-Tie or Cravat Holder 5 and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwillenable those skilled in the art to make and use the saine, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecication.

The present invention relates to a new and improved holder fora collarand neck-tie or cravat, the object of which is to provide a holder forsuch articles upon which they can both be properly adjusted orsecuredbefore being placed upon the neck of the person who is to wearthem; and it consists of anarrow and thin band, made of metal,india-rubber, gutta-percha, a woven fabric, or any other proper materialor materials possessing flexibility and either elastic or non-elastic,having at suitable points of its length metallic loops and hooks of suchform that the collar and neck-tiecan be properly adjusted ou and securedto the band and retained in such position, and then, by means ofloops orother suita` ble fastening devices, securely attached to and around theshirt-band, the many advantages obtained by which will be hereinafterspecified.

In accompanying plate of drawings my improvement is illustrated, ofwhich- Figure l is a view of the front portion of the same; Fig. 2, aplan view of its upper edge; Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6, detail views ofportions of the same; Fig. 7, a view of a collar and necktie secured tomy improved collar attachment.

A in the drawings represents a narrow and thin band or strip, which maybe either made of metal, india-rubber, gutta-percha, or woven fabric, orany other suitable material or materials, whether elastic ornon-elastic, but possessing sufficient iieXibility to be bent into acurved shape corresponding to, and of a length a little greater than,the size of the neck oi' the person who is to wear1 it. Around this bandA,

at an equal distance from each of its ends B and C, is secured ametallic clasp, c, having two short projecting arms or hooks, b l), uponthe outside of the band, extending in the same direction with itslength.

To each end of the band A is secured a metallic clasp, D D2, the one, D,upon the end B terminating in a ilat piece, E, having upon its outer endtwo narrow bent pieces or lips or hooks, c, and upon its inner end, atits upper edge, a similar bent lip or hook, cl, extending toward itsouter end. The other metallic clasp, D2, upon the end C of the bandterminates in a perforated plate, F, bent upward, and projecting abovethe band, back of which plate, upon the upper edge ot' the band, is abent piece or hook, f, similar to the hooks c upon the end B of theband, and extending in the same direction therewith, a portion, G, ofthe clasp D being` cut and bent up, so as to be at right angles to thelength of the band A, projecting from each edge of the saine.

With the project-ing arms Gr ofthe bandclasp D2 the hooks c of the otherend of the band are interlocked when it is desired to bring the two endsof the band together, the bent hooks el and f of the band being thenalongside of each other, with the hook j' upon the right-hand side, asplainly shown in the drawlngs.

Half-way between the center clasp, a, of the band and each of the claspsat its ends is secured a metallic clasp, H, having a sharp point, lt,projecting beyond the outside of the band, which points, when the collaris secured to the band, as will be presently explained, are

'inserted in the collar to more securely hold it in place.

I and J are elastic loops respectively secured to the inside ot' theband at its center and at or near its end I3, by which loops the band isattached to or buttoncd upon the neck-band of the shirt, they being inthe proper positions for the back and front buttons of the same.

In the use of my improvement hereinabove explained, the collar, by itsback button-hole, is iirst placed upon the center double hook or arms,b, of the band A by setting it at right angles to the band and theninserting one of the arms l) in the same, when, turning or swinging thecollar around upon such arm, the other arm can be readily inserted,after which the hooks d and f at each end of the band are inserted inthe button-holes of the collar at the side of the band forced into andthrough the collar, thus securely fasteningit to the said band. The necktie or bow then placed upon the outside of the collar, fastened to theband A', as above explained, the perforated upright plate attached toone end of the band entering the bow, and firmly and securely holding`it in place, when, by simply placing,` the back loop of the band uponthe back button of the neck-band/of the shirt and the front loop uponthe front button thereof, and brin gA ing` and hooking its two endstogether, as before explained, the collar and neck-tie are necessarily'in proper place, as is obvious without any further explanation.

Among the many advantages of my im provement may be here mentioned asthe most important the following: first, that the collar and neck-tiecan be fastened and adj usted upon this band before being placed aroundthe neck of the person who is to wear them, thus obviating the necessityof using` a mirror for arranging,` the collar and tie, as has heretoforebeen the case; second, the collar can be worn until so soiled as to beunfit for use without removing it from my improved holder each time thecollar is taken off of the persons neck; third,

the annoyance and trouble of buttoning` or pinning the collar andneck-tie to the shirt-band are entirely avoided.

It may be here remarked, in conclusion, that the loops for securing theimprovement to the neck-band of the shirt may be dispensed with andhooks substituted for them of such shape that the improvement, withcollar and neektie attached to it, can be secured to the shirtbandwithout the use of buttons.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Paten tvA band havingclasps, loops, and spurs for the attachment of a collar and necletie,all arranged substantially as described.

CHARLES W. POVELL.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL B. GUNN, HENRY G. MARsHALL.

